Bathing cap



May 20, 1941- 'r. c. DI GIOVANNA BATHING CAP Filed Dec. 1, 1939 INVENTOl f/GHZ/A 05:0 o/s/om/vn/A Patented May 20, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,242,420 BATHING CAP Tigellia Cisco Di Giovanna, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application December 1, 1939, Serial N0. 307,125

1 Claim.

This invention relates to bathing caps. It is particularly directed to a woman's bathing cap.

-It is well known that the usual bathing cap is made of rubber or rubberized sheet material of more or less uniform thickness, and when worn on the head completely conceals the coifiure, the shape of the cap assuming substantially the shape of the head and flattening down the wear-v ers hair. Such bathing caps detract from the appearance of the wearer, by reason of the fact that the wearers hair is flattened down and the head appears to have the shape of a hairless head. It is, of course, well known that the coil?- fure adds greatly to the appearance of a woman, and it is therefore an object of the present invention, to provide a bathing cap which will keep the wearers hair dry, protect the ears, and yet supply the wearer with a coifiure simulating member or wig forming an integral part of the bathing cap.

The wig portion of the bathing cap may be made in the style of any desired hairdress or coiffure, either modem or ancient, to greatly enhence the appearance of the bather.

A further object of this invention is to provide a strong, rugged and durable bathing cap of the character described, which shall be easy to don and doff, which shall protect the hair and ears of the wearer, which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture. attractive in appearance, and yet practical and eflicient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination of elements, and arrangements of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claim.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. l is a perspective view of a womans head wearing a bathing cap, embodying the invention; and

Fig. 2 is an elevational, cross-sectional viewof the cap, with the wearer's face shown in dotted lines.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, Ill designates a bathing cap, embodying the invention, shown in the drawing on a womans head, designated by numeral l I. The bathing cap I0 may be made of rubber or oilskin, or rubberized fabric, or any other suitable material. The same comprises a molded rubber skull cap II, which fits over the head of the wearer, and which may be constructed somewhat like the usual molded convex bathing cap.

The skull cap I I has a lower edge l5 which extends along the forehead and downwardly below the ears, and around the back of the neck of the'wearer. Attached to said lower edge l5, by cementing, vulcanizing, or any other suitable material, is a wig portion l6, likewise preferably made of molded rubber or rubberized material,- and having an outer shape simulating a womans coiliure or hairdress. The wig portion I6 of the bathing cap has inwardly turned edges l'l cemented or vulcanized, or otherwise attached to the lower edge l5 of the skull cap l4.

There is preferably air in the chamber l8 between the skull cap I4 and the wig portion l8,

'to aid in retaining the shape of the wig. The

wig, of course; retains its shape because it is made of moldedrubber, but the air within the chamber l8 aids in keeping the shape of the wig.

The wig l6 maybe constructed to simulate, any desired coiffure. If desired, the wig portion may be of other material, andgmay either be partly separated or entirely detachable from the skull cap, in any suitable manner.

It will now be understood that the bathing cap I0, while protectingjhe hair and ears of the wearer, nevertheless, does not show' a flattened head, but has an attractive three dimensional shape which will greatly add to the appearance of the bather and give the bather a more natural appearance. In other words, a woman wearing the bathing can, will have a more natural appearance because she will appear to have well dressed hair on her head, instead of showing a head with the hair all flattened down by a tight rubber skull cap, as is the case with the usual bathing cap heretofore used.

Although the invention has been illustrated and described particularly as a woman's bathing cap, it is understood that the inventive device may be embodied in a mans bathing cap as well as in a womans bathing cap.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawover and spaced from the skull cap, said wig comprising a molded sheet simulating a coiflure, the edge of the wig portion being attached to the edge of the skull cap, and forming an air cham- 5 her between the skull cap and the wig portion.

'IIGELLIA CISCO DI GIOVANNA. 

